| 1947 | 1959 | 1972 | 1977 | 1982 | 1987 | 1992 | 1998 | |
 Gross domestic product | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Private industries | 87.5 | 87.1 | 84.7 | 85.6 | 85.7 | 86.1 | 85.8 | 87.4 |
| Agriculture, forestry, and fishing | 8.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| Mining | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Construction | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| Manufacturing | 26.9 | 27.7 | 23.4 | 22.8 | 20.0 | 18.7 | 17.1 | 16.4 |
| Durable goods | 13.6 | 16.1 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 9.6 |
| Nondurable goods | 13.3 | 11.6 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 6.7 |
| Transportation and public utilities | 8.6 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.7 |
| Transportation | 5.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| Communications | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| Electric, gas, and sanitary services | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| Wholesale trade | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 7.0 |
| Retail trade | 11.6 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 8.9 |
| Finance, insurance, and real estate | 9.7 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 15.4 | 17.5 | 18.1 | 19.1 |
| Services | 8.3 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 12.6 | 14.6 | 16.7 | 19.3 | 21.0 |
| Statistical discrepancy/1/ | .8 | .2 | .7 | 1.1 | .1 | .1 | .7 | |
| Government | 12.5 | 12.9 | 15.3 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 12.6 |
| Addenda: | ||||||||
| Private goods-producing industries/2/ | 41.9 | 38.8 | 33.0 | 32.8 | 31.0 | 27.2 | 24.0 | 23.3 |
| Private services-producing industries/3/ | 44.8 | 48.2 | 51.0 | 51.7 | 54.7 | 58.8 | 61.2 | 64.7 |
1. Equals gross domestic product measured as the sum of expenditures less gross domestic income.
2. Consists of agriculture, forestry, and fishing; mining; construction; and manufacturing.
3. Consists of transportation and public utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services.